Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in North Carolina
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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North Carolina ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | $1,521 | $2,879 | $371,200 |
| 2 | Wake County | $1,508 | $3,237 | $422,800 |
| 3 | Durham County | $1,415 | $2,766 | $351,700 |
| 4 | Union County | $1,390 | $2,860 | $374,400 |
| 5 | Orange County | $1,387 | $3,364 | $428,500 |
| 6 | New Hanover County | $1,343 | $2,706 | $353,700 |
| 7 | Dare County | $1,307 | $3,189 | $425,400 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | $1,303 | $2,506 | $318,600 |
| 9 | Buncombe County | $1,281 | $2,755 | $360,000 |
| 10 | Brunswick County | $1,267 | $2,427 | $314,700 |
| 11 | Hyde County | $1,237 | $1,066 | $119,600 |
| 12 | Camden County | $1,220 | $2,264 | $289,800 |
| 13 | Onslow County | $1,198 | $1,775 | $219,500 |
| 14 | Iredell County | $1,183 | $2,286 | $292,300 |
| 15 | Moore County | $1,181 | $2,431 | $315,300 |
| 16 | Cumberland County | $1,156 | $1,574 | $183,700 |
| 17 | Pasquotank County | $1,146 | $1,810 | $223,300 |
| 18 | Currituck County | $1,126 | $2,650 | $351,200 |
| 19 | Henderson County | $1,120 | $2,438 | $317,800 |
| 20 | Guilford County | $1,108 | $1,930 | $234,900 |
| 21 | Craven County | $1,100 | $1,684 | $206,200 |
| 22 | Polk County | $1,089 | $2,194 | $281,100 |
| 23 | Gaston County | $1,085 | $1,914 | $235,000 |
| 24 | Harnett County | $1,080 | $1,801 | $220,700 |
| 25 | Pender County | $1,072 | $2,122 | $267,100 |
| 26 | Chatham County | $1,066 | $3,044 | $397,800 |
| 27 | Watauga County | $1,066 | $2,434 | $321,500 |
| 28 | Carteret County | $1,062 | $2,324 | $304,200 |
| 29 | Perquimans County | $1,061 | $1,714 | $211,600 |
| 30 | Haywood County | $1,052 | $2,015 | $254,900 |
| 31 | Hoke County | $1,047 | $1,616 | $196,000 |
| 32 | Forsyth County | $1,046 | $1,872 | $227,800 |
| 33 | Granville County | $1,008 | $1,903 | $235,700 |
| 34 | Alamance County | $1,007 | $1,787 | $221,200 |
| 35 | Johnston County | $1,007 | $2,124 | $267,600 |
| 36 | Rowan County | $990 | $1,752 | $216,100 |
| 37 | Franklin County | $988 | $1,940 | $240,900 |
| 38 | Lincoln County | $977 | $2,187 | $279,500 |
| 39 | Pitt County | $971 | $1,629 | $194,300 |
| 40 | Lee County | $962 | $1,761 | $213,800 |
| 41 | Gates County | $940 | $1,399 | $163,900 |
| 42 | Wayne County | $932 | $1,386 | $162,700 |
| 43 | Nash County | $924 | $1,450 | $171,100 |
| 44 | Wilson County | $915 | $1,463 | $171,800 |
| 45 | Pamlico County | $909 | $1,698 | $209,800 |
| 46 | Transylvania County | $909 | $2,546 | $336,100 |
| 47 | Catawba County | $891 | $1,757 | $218,100 |
| 48 | Davie County | $889 | $1,890 | $235,300 |
| 49 | Davidson County | $863 | $1,635 | $200,100 |
| 50 | Vance County | $860 | $1,276 | $146,300 |
| 51 | Beaufort County | $859 | $1,512 | $181,200 |
| 52 | Randolph County | $857 | $1,446 | $171,600 |
| 53 | Jackson County | $855 | $1,959 | $253,900 |
| 54 | Anson County | $849 | $1,094 | $119,300 |
| 55 | Greene County | $845 | $1,049 | $114,000 |
| 56 | Cleveland County | $835 | $1,503 | $180,200 |
| 57 | Stanly County | $830 | $1,733 | $214,300 |
| 58 | Washington County | $829 | $1,021 | $107,000 |
| 59 | Bertie County | $824 | $911 | $95,800 |
| 60 | Edgecombe County | $818 | $1,092 | $116,800 |
| 61 | Duplin County | $815 | $1,103 | $123,200 |
| 62 | Lenoir County | $814 | $1,032 | $111,400 |
| 63 | Sampson County | $811 | $1,149 | $128,400 |
| 64 | Yancey County | $807 | $1,763 | $222,300 |
| 65 | Hertford County | $806 | $1,038 | $111,100 |
| 66 | Burke County | $805 | $1,435 | $170,500 |
| 67 | Cherokee County | $800 | $1,673 | $208,700 |
| 68 | Person County | $796 | $1,589 | $192,800 |
| 69 | Avery County | $791 | $1,826 | $233,200 |
| 70 | Clay County | $791 | $2,041 | $263,300 |
| 71 | Macon County | $791 | $1,800 | $229,000 |
| 72 | Rockingham County | $789 | $1,344 | $156,000 |
| 73 | Robeson County | $784 | $867 | $88,600 |
| 74 | Halifax County | $776 | $989 | $102,500 |
| 75 | Columbus County | $775 | $1,154 | $128,300 |
| 76 | Ashe County | $774 | $1,767 | $221,900 |
| 77 | Warren County | $771 | $1,125 | $124,700 |
| 78 | Chowan County | $766 | $1,674 | $204,400 |
| 79 | Scotland County | $766 | $1,023 | $109,900 |
| 80 | Stokes County | $766 | $1,539 | $186,800 |
| 81 | Madison County | $764 | $2,053 | $263,500 |
| 82 | Alleghany County | $755 | $1,622 | $199,000 |
| 83 | Montgomery County | $753 | $1,292 | $150,300 |
| 84 | Bladen County | $752 | $1,139 | $125,800 |
| 85 | Northampton County | $749 | $992 | $102,200 |
| 86 | Rutherford County | $748 | $1,491 | $180,800 |
| 87 | Alexander County | $745 | $1,563 | $190,000 |
| 88 | Mitchell County | $744 | $1,627 | $202,100 |
| 89 | Richmond County | $744 | $1,105 | $120,800 |
| 90 | McDowell County | $741 | $1,394 | $168,300 |
| 91 | Surry County | $741 | $1,395 | $166,400 |
| 92 | Caldwell County | $735 | $1,452 | $174,000 |
| 93 | Yadkin County | $734 | $1,475 | $176,400 |
| 94 | Martin County | $729 | $1,038 | $109,900 |
| 95 | Jones County | $725 | $1,100 | $122,600 |
| 96 | Swain County | $715 | $1,663 | $209,800 |
| 97 | Wilkes County | $715 | $1,360 | $161,400 |
| 98 | Caswell County | $699 | $1,295 | $151,200 |
| 99 | Tyrrell County | $612 | $1,229 | $138,400 |
| 100 | Graham County | $581 | $1,310 | $155,800 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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Highest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in North Carolina